Township government · Fayette County, PA

Bullskin Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bullskin Township took in $2.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes54%State tax money28%Federal tax money16%Fines and other1.6%Fees for services (road charges)<0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Bullskin Township's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes54%

Individual income tax
39%$809 thousand
Other taxes
9.0%$188 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$116 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$61 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.7%$141 thousand

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
16%$345 thousand

State tax money28%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
28%$578 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$29 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

69%

of Bullskin Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
69%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$528 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$312 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$135 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
  • Sewer systems$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bullskin Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Bullskin Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.